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Detroit Pistons at Toronto Raptors: Wednesday NBA game preview

Air Canada Centre
TIPOFF: 7 p.m.
TV: Sportsnet; RADIO: FAN590
WEB: Join The Star’s Doug Smith for an in-game blog beginning at 7 p.m.
Probable starters
Detroit: Brandon Knight, Kyle Singler, Tayshaun Prince, Jason Maxiell, Greg Monroe; Toronto: Jose Calderon, DeMar DeRozan, Mickael Pietrus, Ed Davis, Jonas Valanciunas.
Key matchup
Maxiell vs. Davis
The Pistons big man is more bulk and power than the quicker Davis, who is playing his basketball of the season. If Davis can use his length inside, some easy baskets might come his way.
Need to know
Pistons fell to 7-20 when they were beaten at home by the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night; it was their fifth straight loss and seventh in eight games . . . Rodney Stuckey sat out the Monday game with back spasms and is listed as day-do-day . . . Raptors got one of their injured players back when Landry Fields was cleared to play Tuesday in Cleveland . . . Pistons squeaked out a 91-90 win over Toronto earlier this season on Knight’s game-winning layup with 7.8 seconds to go . . . Toronto will be looking for a third-straight home win following weekend victories over Dallas and Houston.
Up next
Friday vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.

The Pistons big man is more bulk and power than the quicker Davis, who is playing his basketball of the season. If Davis can use his length inside, some easy baskets might come his way.

Need to know

Pistons fell to 7-20 when they were beaten at home by the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night; it was their fifth straight loss and seventh in eight games . . . Rodney Stuckey sat out the Monday game with back spasms and is listed as day-do-day . . . Raptors got one of their injured players back when Landry Fields was cleared to play Tuesday in Cleveland . . . Pistons squeaked out a 91-90 win over Toronto earlier this season on Knight’s game-winning layup with 7.8 seconds to go . . . Toronto will be looking for a third-straight home win following weekend victories over Dallas and Houston.

Up next

Friday vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.

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